Your Evening Briefing

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The astronaut Steve Bowen at the International Space Station in 2010. NASA announced contracts today for two private companies to take on the role of carrying astronauts to space.CreditNASA, via Getty Images

Whoopi Goldberg, the only returnee from last season, is joined by a former host, Rosie O’Donnell, as well as the actress Rosie Perez and the G.O.P. strategist Nicolle Wallace.

It’s still early, Ms. Stanley notes, but “the new cast seems more interested in chemistry than clashes.”

MARKETS

• Wall Street stocks closed up. The S.&P. 500 gained 0.8 percent.

TONIGHT

• Picking up again.

The fourth season of “New Girl” starts with the last wedding of the summer, where Jess (Zooey Deschanel) finds a rival (Jessica Biel) for the attention of the best man. (9 p.m. Eastern, Fox)

In the opener for the third season of “The Mindy Project,” the title character (Mindy Kaling) and Danny (Chris Messina) try to figure out their new relationship. (9:30 p.m. Eastern, Fox)

• Republicans, divided.

President Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his party and pushes for the U.S. to enter World War I, in Part 3 of the Ken Burns documentary “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.”

At the same time, his relative Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes assistant secretary of the Navy, and his infidelity becomes evident to his wife, Eleanor. (8 p.m. Eastern, but times may vary, PBS)

The new, online-only show stars Ryan Hansen, who played a mostly creepy rich kid all those years ago. This time, he plays “himself” trying to pitch a “Mars” spinoff. It’s complicated. (Streaming on CW Seed)